{"id":"C2004L06698","name":"Workplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) Act 2004 - Proclamation (22/04/2004)","slug":"workplace-relations-amendment-transmission-of-business-act-2004-proclamation-22-04-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28343,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06698-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Workplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) Act 2004 - Proclamation (22/04/2004)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nWorkplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) Act 2004\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) Act 2004, fix 30 April 2004 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 22 April 2004\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1962},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or policy intent of the underlying legislation; it merely specifies the commencement date (30 April 2004) for provisions already enacted by Parliament in Schedule 1."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative sentence determining commencement date","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites subsection 2(1) of parent Act)","Purely procedural mechanism with no conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal proclamation (an official legal notice) by the Governor-General that activates part of the *Workplace Relations Amendment (Transmission of Business) Act 2004*.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **30 April 2004** as the date when **Schedule 1** of that Act commences (becomes legally active)\n- Acts as the legal 'on switch' for amendments that were already passed by Parliament but not yet in force\n\n**Why it matters:**\nBefore this date, the changes had no legal effect. From 30 April 2004 onwards, the amendments applied to employers and employees. The underlying amendments concern 'transmission of business' — the legal rules about what happens to workers' wages, conditions, and employment status when a business is sold, transferred, or outsourced to a new employer.\n\nThis document itself does not contain the workplace rules; it simply fixes the start date for the substantive changes contained in the main Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-transmission-of-business-act-2004-proclamation-22-04-2004","history":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-transmission-of-business-act-2004-proclamation-22-04-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-transmission-of-business-act-2004-proclamation-22-04-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-transmission-of-business-act-2004-proclamation-22-04-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-transmission-of-business-act-2004-proclamation-22-04-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-transmission-of-business-act-2004-proclamation-22-04-2004/documents"}}